·superl Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; stingy.
II. Scarce ·adv ·Alt. of Scarcely.
III. Scarce ·superl Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in);
— with of.
IV. Scarce ·superl Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon.